Order of Taking the Four Minim
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When to make the Bracha
- It’s preferable to either
- take the lulav (including the Hadashim and Aravot) in one’s right hand, leave the Etrog on the Table (out of the box)
- or take the Lulav in one’s right hand, and Etrog in one’s left hand while the Etrog is upside down
- or take the Lulav and Etrog in their upright positions and have in mind not to fulfill the mitzvah until you make the Bracha.
and then make the Bracha. After one makes the Bracha one should pick up the Etrog in his left hand. [1]
- After the fact if one took all four species (before making the Bracha), one may still make the Bracha as long as one didn’t shake it yet. [2]
References
- ↑ S”A 651:5 suggests the first two suggestions, while the Mishna Brurah 651:25 quotes the Bet Yosef who brings the third option and quotes the Gra as saying that the third option is the most preferable. The Mishna Brurah makes no mention of which option is preferable. Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 651:14) also brings all three opinions and doesn’t decide on which is most preferable.
- ↑ Mishna Brurah 651:27 and Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 651:14)
